Header attachment



May 19, 1925.

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J. A. SPEER HEADER ATTACHMENT F iled Aug. 24, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet s ifffw Patented May 19, 1925.

UNITED STATES ,JaMEsAnTHUn srnnmor ROZEL, KANSAS.

HEADER ATTACHMENT.

Application filed 'August24,;1923. Serial 'No 659,135.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES A. Srnnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at liozel, in the county of'Pawnee and State of Kansas, haveinvented anew and useful Header Attachment, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to harvesting machines and more particularlymachines commonly known as headers.

The primary object of the invention is to provide means forautomatically unclut'ching the cutter bar. and gearing of the headerwhile the machine is being turned in one direction. I

Another important. obj ect of: the invention to provide means forconveying the material laterally afterthe same has been cut by themachine. 1

A still further object ofthe invention is to provide means for manuallycontrolling the clutch members ofthe machine to permit the endlessconveyors to "be readily and easily thrown into and out of operation.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes inthe preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what claimed, Without departing from the spirit oftheinvention.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a header constructed inaccordance With'the invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmented plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken online UJ of Figure v Figure 4t 15 asectional view taken on line -il4- of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5 of Figure 1. I i Figure (-5isa' longitudinal sectional view through the lateral adjustable.conveyor.

Referring to the drawings in detaihthe frame of the machine issubstantially triangular and comprises a relatively'long rod bythearms12 may lee-moved verticallyto adjust *the cutter bar with respect to thground surface; v

Supportedby the axle "6 and secured there to a dj acentgto, the outerend thereof, are forwardlyeXtended arms 18 that have connection with thecutter,barsupporti-ngframe at the other side-thereof to; assist the arms12 in supporting the weightof the cutter'bar and theframe.

The cutter bar frame includes a troughlike member 1 1 thatha-sopeningsformed in the sidebarsthereot to receive the shafts 15 -on whichtheflrollers 16 aremount-ed, which rollers provide supports for theendless conveyor 17, Pivotally mountedon the rod 5 arefthe-supportingarms 18to which are secured the rods 19 thatextend rearwardly and havetheinadjacentcnds connected by -means of the latch member 20 thatcarries a movable member 21-a'clapted to move in the -ope1nngs 22 oftheadjnstingbar'23' that is sup-ported at the rear of thegmachine.

These arms 18 -a1s.o*have connection with the rods 24 and 25 thatconnect withthe upwardly extending arms 26 carried by the bearingslO,which arms also have connec' ,tion-with-the arms *12 throughthe rods 27.

Thus it will be seen-thatupon "1110V81116I1130f the rods 119, the arms18 and rods connected therewithwill ;be moved to adjust the cutterbar'smporting frame vertically.

Forming'a part of the frame ofthe machine-is an auiiiliary frameincluding a rear wardlyextendmg-bari28 v'vh-ich has its rear endconnected to the main frame of themachine by means of the-bar .29. Thebar 29 supportsibea'rings 30 and 31in which the shaft 32 operates,the'shaf-t 32 carrying a pinion 33 at one end, and a sprocket 34 at theopposite end, the sprocket being designed to receive motion from thesprocket 35 through the chain 36 operating over the sprockets.

The sprocket 35 is secured to the wheel 37 so that movement of the wheel37 will produce a relative movement of the sprocket 35 and chain 36 andsprocket 3 1. In order that the sprocket 34: may be clutched to theshaft 32 to operate the shaft 32 a clutch member 38 is provided andsplined on the shaft 32, suitable means such as a lever 39 beingprovided for moving the clutch member 38 to its inactive position, thecoiled spring 40 being provided to normally urge the clutch face 38 intoengagement with the clutch face 11 formed on the hub of the sprocket 34.

Meshing-with the beveled pinion 33 is a beveled pinion .2 carried on oneend of the shaft 13 that is mounted in bearing 44: and bearing 45 in thearm 16. A roller operat ing shaft is indicated at 47 and has connectionwith the shaft 43 through the universal connection 48, the opposite endof the shaft being connected with a roller 49 at 50, over which rollerthe laterally disposed endless conveyor 17 operates.

Secured to the rod 5 is a bearing 52 in which the shaft'53 is journaled,the bar 28 also supporting bearing member 54 in which the outer end ofthe shaft 53' operates. A

clutch member 55 is also mounted on the shaft 53 and cooperates with theclutch member 56 of the sprocket wheel 57 to lock the sprocket wheel tothe shaft 53 and cause rotation of the shaft 53 and pinion 58 supportedat the outer end thereof. The clutch member 55 is normally held in itsactive position through the medium of the spring 59 there being provideda clutch lever 60 in the form of a bell crank lever which is pivotallysupported at 61 on the, 7 arm 61 to throw the clutch member 55 to itsinactive position.

A rod 62 has connection with the operating clutch lever 60 and has itsforward end connected with one end of the chain 63 operating over thesprocket wheel 64 that is mounted on the shaft 65; This shaft 65 isjournaled in a bearing of platform 66 mounted at one .end of the rod 5,and as shown, supports the sprocket 64c to which one end of the chain 63is connected. As the wheel 67 1s turned inone direction to guide themachine t is obvious that the shaft 65 will be operated to the end thatthe clutch member 55 will be automatically released, throwing the shaft5? out of operation. i

If it is desired to manually control the clutch mechanism, the pedal 68is provided, which pedal is pivotally supported on the platform 66 andhas connection with the rod 69 which in turn is connected with the rod62 to move and throw the clutch member 55 out of operation. Associatedwith the shaft is a shaft 70 that carries a pinion 71 meshing with thepinion 58 to receive motion therefrom. The shaft 70 also supports thepinion 72 that is in mesh with the pinion 73, mounted on one end of theshaft 74-. i The shaft 70 has connection with the shaft 75 that in turnoperates the outer veyor 51 at 82, so that as the rods 19 are moved, thelaterally extending conveyor may move therewith, to the end that thedischarge end of the laterally extending conveyor may be adjustedvertically.

Mounted on the axle 6 is a sprocket 83 over which the chain 84: passes,which chain also moves over the sprocket 85 carried on the shaft 86 ofthe reel 87, for transmitting rotary movement of the axle 6 to the reel87. A frame 85 has connection with the axle and carries sprockets 88 tohold the chain 8 1 taut at all times.

In the use of the device, it will be obvious that the device may bepositioned adjacent to a suitable receiving wagon, the laterallyextending conveyor having its upper end disposed over the wagon todischarge ma terial, thcreinto.

I claim: I

1. In a harvesting machine, a frame, a cutter bar, a conveyor operatingat the rear of the cutter bar, a laterally etxended conveyor to receivematerial from the first mentioned conveyor, shafts, for imparting rotarymovement to the laterally extended conveyor, shafts operating totransmit rotary motion to the first mentioned shafts, sprockets on thelast mentioned shafts, clutch members operating to clutch the sprocketsto the shaft, a steering wheel for the frame, and means controlled bythe steering wheel and having connection with the clutch members formoving the clutch members to their inactive positions when the steeringwheel is turned.

2. In a harvesting machine, a frame, a laterally disposed endlessconveyor supported by the frame, shafts for operating the endlessconveyor and having pinions, operating shafts having pinions meshingwith the pinions of the first mentioned shafts, sprockets on the lastmentioned shafts, clutch members for clutching the sprockets to theirshafts, a clutch leveras- I sociated with one of the clutch members, arod extending from the clutch lever, a steering wheelat the forward endof the frame and having a vertical shaft, a sprocket on the verticalshaft, a chain on the sprocket, said chain having connection with W therod, and said chain adapted to move to operate the rod to throw out theclutch member when the steering wheel is turned.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES ARTHUR SPEER.

it-messes H. B. HEILIG, GEO. BLACKWELL.

